Man shot while washing car in Kayton Homes
A man was in stable condition after being shot Sunday in Kayton Homes. Quitman Clark, 20, was washing a car about 5:10 p.m. when he was shot in front of a relative's apartment near Morris Brown Drive just north of Gwinnett Street.

Government news
Cleve Mobley, a farmer and political newcomer from Waynesboro, was in Savannah last week to announce he is running for the new 12th U.S. Congressional District seat.

Briefly
Operation Role Model, in conjunction with the Housing Authority of Savannah, is accepting donations of new and gently used toys to be distributed to needy children living in Savannah's public housing neighborhoods.

Meetings Calendar
Savannah Mayor Floyd Adams is this year's statewide chairman of the Mayors' Motorcade sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Assocation to benefit patients at Georgia Regional Hospital. Gifts for patients can be dropped off at all Savannah Fire Department stations and City Hall. This year's Motorcade is at 10 a.m.

Briefly
Operation Role Model, in conjunction with the Housing Authority of Savannah, is accepting donations of new and gently used toys to be distributed to needy children living in Savannah's public housing neighborhoods.

What they say is what you are
"I'm rubber and you're glue, it bounces off of me and it sticks to you," is all a child has to say to deflect nasty name calling on the playground.

Community calendar for December 11, 2001
This Okefenokee Christmas Train Ride will take place Dec. 15 and 16, 22 and 23 from 6-9 p.m. at Okefenokee Swamp Park, U.S. 1 South in Waycross. Enter at Gift Shop to board the train and exit walking through the Country Store. Train will depart every 30 minutes. Cost: $2 per person, kids 4 and under free. Call: (912) 283-0583.

Girl recalls finding mom, others slain
Shanteria Davis took the witness stand Monday with confidence and spunk. Having just turned 9, she was only 7 when she found the bodies of her mother and three family friends in the master bedroom of their Olive Street home in Hinesville.

Showing Seasonal Spirit
The holidays are debuting with stylish Southern sophistication. Large wreaths are looping around statues' arms, while crimson or blue ribbons kiss almost every banister in town. It's these decorating details that show Savannah doesn't need snow to celebrate the season's spirit.

Vox Populi, the voice of the people
"Me and my wife and four children will continue to shop Target. It's just a shame we have to take our money to South Carolina instead of spending it here in Georgia."

Udinsky vote ill-advised
THE BOARD of Assessors was created to provide oversight of the Tax Assessors Office and its operations. As such, it serves as a needed buffer between the Chatham County Commission, which sets the millage rates, and the property appraisers, who determine the taxable value of homes and commercial property.

Letters to the editor
The three words that best describe the current state of mental health care in Chatham County are "fragmented, fragmented, fragmented."

Letters to the editor
Here it is, Christmas time, and I haven't sent my wish list to Santa. After much thought I finally decided what I really want: For everyone employed by the Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools to redouble their efforts to correct the weaknesses and focus on the strengths of our schools.

Sideline shuffles
GEORGIA'S TOP three college football programs this year have earned the right to play in the postseason. Yet, two are looking for new head coaches.

Bulldogged on merit
HAVING BEEN told by a federal court that it cannot use race as a factor in its student admissions, the University of Georgia has chosen to count -- at least for the forseeable future -- only what matters most: academic performance.

Helms says Braves off base
Wes Helms has been reading about the Braves' pursuit of a first baseman, and he has this message for GM John Schuerholz.

Chears layup lifts Pirates past Tigers
As Jasmine Lowe's 3-pointer swished through the net with 33 seconds left, the sobering thought of becoming Savannah State's first victim stared the Armstrong Atlantic State men's team in the face.

Johnson sets sail to Navy
Georgia Southern coach Paul Johnson announced a team meeting in the football center for Sunday. The players figured Johnson was simply rescheduling Monday's weekly team meeting after their thrilling victory against Appalachian State on Saturday.

GSU tries to continue winning journey
Life went on at Georgia Southern on a gray, cold, rainy Monday. Football practice ran into the December dark. A shortened 50-minute workout ended with huddled players barking a resounding, "Team wins."

Georgia heads to Music City Bowl
In the weeks before Selection Sunday, Georgia never considered the Music City Bowl. Then again, nothing seemed to go according plan in this topsy-turvy season.

Johnson's challenge not the promotion but the place
Paul Johnson has built a reputation, a career and a lifestyle on unpredictability, the oxygen for an offense he has turned into an empire. Knowing that, his latest move to better all of those aspects about himself makes absolute sense.

Continuity key to keeping rivalry alive
The few fans that showed up at Tiger Arena on SSU's campus might have all figured that a winless team would keep its record perfectly imperfect long before the first Tiger would acknowledge that possibility against Armstrong Atlantic State.

Sports news
Duke was a unanimous No. 1 in the AP college basketball poll for the second straight week Monday, while three teams fell from the Top 25.

Glynn Academy: 1 A.K. (After Kwame)
Dan Moore picked up the telephone and dialed. Then, he laughed. "We're back to being a regular high school team," said Glynn Academy's boys' basketball coach.

Georgia Southern's Johnson heading to Navy
Paul Johnson, who has led Georgia Southern to two straight Division I-AA championships and has the Eagles in the running for a third, was hired as Navy's football coach Sunday.